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ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy2017

Clinical impact of confocal laser endomicroscopy in the management of gastrointestinal lesions with an uncertain diagnosis.

Carlos Robles-Medranda, Maria Vargas, Jesenia Ospina, Miguel Puga-Tejada, Manuel Valero, Miguel Soria, Gladys Bravo, Carlos Robles-Jara, Hannah Pitanga Lukashok

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Article in World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Confocal endomicroscopy: Is it time to move on?World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Carlos Robles-MedrandaCarlos Robles-Medranda, Maria Vargas, Jesenia Ospina, Miguel Puga-Tejada, Manuel Valero, Miguel Soria, Gladys Bravo, Carlos Robles-Jara, Hannah Pitanga Lukashok, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Division, Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas, University Hospital OMNI, Guayaquil 090505, Ecuador.
Maria VargasCarlos Robles-Medranda, Maria Vargas, Jesenia Ospina, Miguel Puga-Tejada, Manuel Valero, Miguel Soria, Gladys Bravo, Carlos Robles-Jara, Hannah Pitanga Lukashok, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Division, Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas, University Hospital OMNI, Guayaquil 090505, Ecuador.
Jesenia OspinaCarlos Robles-Medranda, Maria Vargas, Jesenia Ospina, Miguel Puga-Tejada, Manuel Valero, Miguel Soria, Gladys Bravo, Carlos Robles-Jara, Hannah Pitanga Lukashok, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Division, Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas, University Hospital OMNI, Guayaquil 090505, Ecuador.
Miguel Puga-TejadaCarlos Robles-Medranda, Maria Vargas, Jesenia Ospina, Miguel Puga-Tejada, Manuel Valero, Miguel Soria, Gladys Bravo, Carlos Robles-Jara, Hannah Pitanga Lukashok, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Division, Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas, University Hospital OMNI, Guayaquil 090505, Ecuador.
Manuel ValeroCarlos Robles-Medranda, Maria Vargas, Jesenia Ospina, Miguel Puga-Tejada, Manuel Valero, Miguel Soria, Gladys Bravo, Carlos Robles-Jara, Hannah Pitanga Lukashok, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Division, Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas, University Hospital OMNI, Guayaquil 090505, Ecuador.
Miguel SoriaCarlos Robles-Medranda, Maria Vargas, Jesenia Ospina, Miguel Puga-Tejada, Manuel Valero, Miguel Soria, Gladys Bravo, Carlos Robles-Jara, Hannah Pitanga Lukashok, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Division, Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas, University Hospital OMNI, Guayaquil 090505, Ecuador.
Gladys BravoCarlos Robles-Medranda, Maria Vargas, Jesenia Ospina, Miguel Puga-Tejada, Manuel Valero, Miguel Soria, Gladys Bravo, Carlos Robles-Jara, Hannah Pitanga Lukashok, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Division, Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas, University Hospital OMNI, Guayaquil 090505, Ecuador.
Carlos Robles-JaraCarlos Robles-Medranda, Maria Vargas, Jesenia Ospina, Miguel Puga-Tejada, Manuel Valero, Miguel Soria, Gladys Bravo, Carlos Robles-Jara, Hannah Pitanga Lukashok, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Division, Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas, University Hospital OMNI, Guayaquil 090505, Ecuador.
Hannah Pitanga LukashokCarlos Robles-Medranda, Maria Vargas, Jesenia Ospina, Miguel Puga-Tejada, Manuel Valero, Miguel Soria, Gladys Bravo, Carlos Robles-Jara, Hannah Pitanga Lukashok, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Division, Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas, University Hospital OMNI, Guayaquil 090505, Ecuador.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo evaluate the clinical impact of confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) in the diagnosis and management of patients with an uncertain diagnosis.

methodsA retrospective chart review was performed. Patients who underwent CLE between November 2013 and October 2015 and exhibited a poor correlation between endoscopic and histological findings were included. Baseline characteristics, indications, previous diagnostic studies, findings at the time of CLE, clinical management and histological results were analyzed. Interventions based on CLE findings were also analyzed. We compared the diagnostic accuracy of CLE and target biopsies of surgical specimens.

resultsA total of 144 patients were included. Of these, 51% (74/144) were female. The mean age was 51 years old. In all, 41/144 (28.4%) lesions were neoplastic (13 bile duct, 10 gastric, 8 esophageal, 6 colonic, 1 duodenal, 1 rectal, 1 ampulloma and 1 pancreatic). The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and observed agreement when CLE was used to detect N-lesions were 85.37%, 87.38%, 72.92%, 93.75% and 86.81%, respectively. Cohen's Kappa was 69.20%, thus indicating good agreement. Changes in management were observed in 54% of the cases.

conclusionCLE is a new diagnostic tool that has a significant clinical impact on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with uncertain diagnosis.

Indexed as

Barret esophagusBiliary stricturesConfocal laser endomicroscopyGastrointestinal cancerIn vivo microscopyPancreatic cyst

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PMID28874959
PMCPMC5565504

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